Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Schizophrenia means “the splitting of psychic functions.” It is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment‚ by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life‚ and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling‚ thought‚ perception‚ and behavior. The first symptoms start to appear in young adulthood. “Its symptoms are complex and diverse; they overlap greatly with those of other psychiatric
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Eating Disorders Attention getter: We live in a thin world where skinny models are idolized. Topic sentence: An "Eating disorder" is a mental disorder and has no apparent physical ticks. Purpose of the speech: Inform about the effects of eating disorders. Main body: * Definition of ED * Types of eating disorders * Anorexia Nervosa * Bulimia Nervosa * Effects of anorexia * Increases chances of heart deseases. * May even cause death. * Excessive weight
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Anxiety‚ Mood‚ Dissociative‚ Somatoform Disorders The DSM-IV-TR presents diagnostic categories and classifications for the use of identifying and diagnosing mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). This paper will look at the areas of anxiety disorders‚ mood and affective disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ and somatoform disorders. The probable classifications and symptoms under these categories will also be discussed. In addition‚ an in depth look at a disorder from each category will be dissected
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PSYA4 : Schizophrenia :Outline and Evaluation points for use with each section 1. Clinical characteristics- this part only requires you to know symptoms(so no evaluation) You need to know: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterised by a split between thinking and emotion. How long symptoms need to last for someone to be diagnosed(the DSM and ICD have different times) How many positive and negative symptoms someone needs to be diagnosed and a few examples of each Two sub-types of Schizophrenia
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Psychological Disorder Analysis University of Phoenix 9/4/2011   Marla is a 42 year old female who suffers from Dysthymic Disorder. Her symptoms have been trouble sleeping during the night‚ feeling “Jumpy†and having difficulty concentrating. Her symptoms are vague and could fit several many mental psychological disorders such as post traumatic stress or anxiety. My suspicion however‚ based on her difficulty concentrating‚points me towards Dysthymic disorder. I suspect these
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Psychiatric Disorders of the Mind: Schizophrenia Fernanda Green SOC 313 Instructor Deborah LaBarca May 21‚ 2013 Schizophrenia I. Introduction a) Percentage of the U.S. population being affected by Schizophrenia II. Definition: What is schizophrenia? III. Symptoms caused by the disorder: Challenges of the afflicted patient population IV. Who is more likely to be affected by the illness? V. Intervention(s): How to promote health stability for those dealing with
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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic–depressive disorder‚ is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels‚ cognition‚ and mood. These moods are clinically referred to as mania or‚ if milder‚ hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms‚ or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA‚ AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND ORGANIC BRAIN DAMAGE WITH THE HELP OF WECHSLER SCALE Shakti Mehrotra Dr. Ambalika Sinha * Scientist ‘F’ Selection Centre East‚ Allahabad. **Assistant Professor‚ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences MNNIT‚ Allahabad ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic value of Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised ( WAIS-R ) and Weschler Adult Performance
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and Stressor-related Disorders Whitney Wiley Liberty University ABSTRACT Trauma- and stressor-related disorders look into the psychological distress that comes after an event that is a very stressful or traumatic event. There are many different disorders within this spectrum that include: reactive attachment disorder‚ disinhibited social engagement disorder‚ posttraumatic stress disorder‚ acute stress disorder‚ and adjustment disorder. This study focuses on the disorders falling in the
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Eating‚ Substance‚ Sexual‚ and Personality Disorders Classifying and defining disorders such as eating‚ substance abuse‚ sex/gender/sexual‚ and personality disorders is often difficult. Several theoretical perspectives and techniques are required in the diagnosis and treatment of various disorders as many are often the result of several causes. As with theoretical perspectives‚ several core concepts are applicable to each of the disorders. Eating Disorders Eating disorders are serious conditions
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